Metro-North Imposes St. Patrick's Day Alcohol Ban

Travelers move through Grand Central Terminal in this January 2014 photo. The Metro North railway imposed a ban on alcohol during Tuesday's St. Patrick's Day festivities.

Travelers move through Grand Central Terminal in this January 2014 photo. The Metro North railway imposed a ban on alcohol during Tuesday's St. Patrick's Day festivities. (Brad Horrigan)

Associated Press

Thinking of drinking on your train ride to NYC's parade? Think again.

HARTFORD (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad are running extra trains for commuters heading to New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, but alcohol is forbidden on trains, platforms and in rail stations.

The ban on alcohol, open or closed, extends through 5 a.m. Wednesday. Alcoholic beverages will be confiscated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police.

In addition, bar carts at Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station will not operate on Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day.

Extra trains will run on Metro-North's Harlem-Hudson line and Long Island Railroad.